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Certification

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MPAA Rated PG-13 for thematic material involving teen drug and alcohol use, and for some disturbing images
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Girls at a swimming pool wear bathing suits that are somewhat revealing.
  • Some kissing between teenagers.
  • A teenager makes a joke about "getting with the honeys."
  • The main character flirts with a girl and tells her, "You know, rugby's not the only thing I'm good at."
  • Some male teenagers are briefly seen shirtless.
  • A character remarks that his mother is a stripper.

Violence & Gore

  • Many bloody rugby injuries are shown, as well as several violent scuffles both on and off the field. Many of them are because of the main character's violent temper.
  • Characters are often tackled while playing. However, it should be noted that this is for sporting purposes.
  • A tooth is pulled from a player's bloodied head.
  • Two characters get in a car accident; some blood is shown. One of the characters is briefly seen trapped in a barbed wire fence, unconscious, and is later shown with her arm in a splint and some cuts on her face.
  • A player spits on another player.
  • The main character attacks another character, who is later shown with a bloody bruise on his face.
  • As a young man goes to sit down on a chair, another character kicks the chair out of the way, causing the first young man to fall to the ground. A group of people laugh at him.
  • A player tackles another and they fall down a set of bleachers. One of them receives a bloody cut on his face.
  • A car which is driving recklessly hits a character, killing him. He is shown sprawled in the street completely motionless, with some blood smeared on the road.
  • A player is briefly seen holding a bloody wound on his head. Blood can be seen streaming down his arm.
  • A character spits alcohol on the main character's face; the former then punches the latter and a fight ensues, getting a police officer's attention.
  • The main character and his father shout at one another in a few scenes.
  • A character is brutally tackled and his neck seems to be injured. He also gets a couple bloody cuts on his face. However, he manages to stand back up and continue playing.

Profanity

  • One use of "retarded" and three middle finger gestures.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Several scenes show teenagers drinking alcohol.
  • The main character is seen taking drugs.
  • A character puts drugs in another character's car, putting the latter in jail.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Two characters are involved in a car accident and one of them is trapped in a barbed wire fence. Brief but disturbing.
  • Another character is killed by an oncoming car. The subsequent funeral scene is very emotional and upsetting.
  • Many of the fights in this film are quite violent and intense.
  • The film is very emotionally intense overall.

Spoilers

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Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Several kids are drinking at a pool party. There is mention of kids being "too drunk" to swim, and another from a girl who said she "wasn't drunk enough" to do something.

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